Neckwear



W. C. SCHMIDT.

NECKWEAR.

APPLICATION FILED sPT.9, 1919.

1 3 429 Patented Aug. 2, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM C. SCHMIDT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NECKWEAR.

Application filed September 9, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVIL IAM C. SCHMIDT, a citizen of the United States,residingin the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and use ful Improvement in Neckwear, of which thefollowing is a specification. 7

My invention consists of an improvement in an article of neckwear knowngenerally as a neck scarf of the character more particularly that of afour-in-hand, the same embodying such scarf when made up adapted to beadjusted on a collar and to be removable therefrom withoutdisintegration.

It consists also in forming the band portion of the scarf in such mannerthat it will slip easily through the knot portion of the scarf.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing,but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it isto be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the specificdetails shown and described, as long as they are within the spirit orscope of the claims.

' Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a neck scarf in normalcondition embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 represents a rear elevation of a portion of the scarf showing thesame in madeup condition.

Fig. 3 represents a rear elevation of an end portion of the scarf on anenlarged scale.

Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of a detached member of the scarfembodying my invention.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates a portion of the body neck scarfof the order of a four-in-hand which primarily is well known.

The narrow or movable portion 2 of the neck band of the scarf above theextreme end thereof is folded or turned in longitudinal direction andits sides are brought together and stitched or otherwise secured as at 3forming the reduced neck 4 comprising a round or if desired, a flattube, the extreme end portion of said band below said neck being wide orflaring as at 5.

The scarf is made up primarily in the form that a four-in-hand possesseswhen it is on the collar, the neck 4. occupying the plural tubularportions 6, and 7 of the knot Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2, 1921. Serial No. 322,667.

of the four-in-hand and extending downwardly below said portion 7 as inFig. 2. The other portion of the neckband opposite to said neck iscontinuous of the loop 7, the latter being'stationary on thetop of thebody portion of the able through both tubular portions or loops 6, 7.Then there is introduced into the wide and flaring end 5 of the narrowband and secured by being stitched thereto the plate or piece 8 ofcard-board or other suitably stiff material which widens or flares fromthe adjacent terminal of the neck 4 toward the terminal of the narrowband, it being of greater width than the diameter of the lower end ofthe tubular portion 7 of the knot, thus forming a stop which preventsthe end of the narrow band from being drawn upwardly through the knot,thus preventing disintegration of the made-up scarf.

The stitches that connect the piece 8 with the sides of the spreadingterminal length of the scarf that it occupies, are shown in dotted linesin Figs. 1 and 2, while in Fig. 3 which shows a longitudinal section ofsaid length, the stitches have been cut off and so the dots in saidpiece 8 show the needle holes caused by the stitching.

As the piece is made of cardboard as has been stated and so is flat,thin and stiff, it preserves the flaring and flat shape of the aforesaidterminal length without materially increasing the thickness of thelatter.

The band is opened out or spread from the loops 6 and 7 a sufficientextent forming a large loop which is passed over the head of the wearerand the open collar on the neck thereof, then the collar is buttoned andthe band is tightened on the collar by drawing down the end portion ofthe narrow band as usual in four-in-hand scarfs through the plurality ofloops 6 and 7 and the scarf is adjusted on the collar when the neck 4engages frictionally the interior of the knot composed of the two loops6 and 7 sufiicient to hold it in place, and so prevents the band fromloosening and displacement.

, In order to remove the scarf, the collar is unbuttoned and the narrowband is drawn up through the two loops of the knot when the band openssufliciently, limited by the stop piece 8 to be passed over the head ofthe wearer and to be removed from or with the collar, it being noticedthat said stop piece prevents disintegration of the four-inhand and sothe form of the latter is prescarf, while said neck is slidservedleaving the scarf as made up ready to be re-applied over the head and tobe adjusted on the collar as previously stated.

Attention is drawn to the fact that the reduced neck 4 is adapted tooccupy the portions 6 and .7 of theknot and slide freely therein, itsmovements being accomplished sides of said part. 7

2. A made up four in hand having a plurality of communicating loops oneportion of the length of the scarf being fixed to said loops, andanother portion of the length of the scarf being of the form of a tubeof narrow diameter which is slidable in one of said loops the terminalportion of the length which is continuous of said tube having therein aretaining deviceadapted to prevent the withdrawal of said slidableportionlthrough the loop which it occupies, said retaining deviceconsisting of a flaring piece of flat and comparatively stiff Vmaterialwhich is inclosed and concealed in saidterminal portion and secured tothe sides thereof. p

WILLIAM C; SCHMIDT.

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J OHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, N. BUssmeER.

